Sirota, Sarah BrookeBender, Rose GraceVillanueva Domínguez, Regina MaeVongpradith, AvinaMovo, AmandaSwetschinski, Lucien R.Araki, Daniel T.Han, ChiehWool, Eve E.Villafañe, Jorge Hugo2026-04-062026-04-062026Sirota, S. B., Bender, R. G., Dominguez, R.-M. V., Vongpradith, A., Movo, A., Swetschinski, L. R., Araki, D. T., Han, C., Wool, E. E., A.J. Jabbar, A., Aalipour, M. A., Aalruz, H., Abbasi, M., Abbasifard, M., Abbaspour, F., Abbastabar, H., Abd ElHafeez, S., Abdalla, M. A., Abdallah, E. M., … Kyu, H. H. (2026). Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, its risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2023: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet Neurology, S1474442226001018. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(26)00101-81474-4422https://hdl.handle.net/11268/17003Meningitis remains the leading infectious cause of neurological disabilities globally, disproportionately affecting children younger than 5 years and populations in the African meningitis belt. Whereas previous global estimates focused on ten pathogen categories, this study presents the most comprehensive analysis to date, assessing the meningitis burden attributable to 17 causative pathogens based on the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2023 framework.engFisioterapiaMeningitisEstudio de cohortesSalud Infantiljournal article10.1016/S1474-4422(26)00101-8open accessEnfermedad transmisibleCerebroInvestigación médicaGoal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesGoal 11: Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable